F# Locrian Major Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Half Step Down tuning — fretboard diagram
F# Locrian Major in Half Step Down — Notes and Intervals
The F# Locrian Major scale is a 20th-century hybrid that combines the stability of a major third with the dissonance of a Locrian base. On Guitar, it contains the notes F#, G#, A#, B, C, D, E. It was used by experimental composers to create a sound that is both familiar and alien. Commonly used in Experimental, Contemporary Classical, Avant-Garde. Notable players include Bela Bartok, Gyorgy Ligeti. Use in experimental composition over polytonal or atonal passages. A tool for creating cognitive dissonance.
Notes: F#, G#, A#, B, C, D, E
Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3M, 4P, 5d, 6m, 7m
Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7
Formula: W-W-H-H-W-W-W
Number of notes: 7
Tuning: Half Step Down (Eb-Bb-Gb-Db-Ab-Eb)
Also known as: arabian
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- F# Locrian Major in Standard Tuning
- F# Locrian Major in Drop D
- F# Locrian Major in DADGAD
- F# Locrian Major in Open G
- F# Locrian Major in Baritone (B Standard)
- F# Locrian Major in 7-string
- F# Locrian Major in 8-string
- F# Locrian Major in Drop C
- F# Locrian Major in Drop B
- F# Locrian Major in Open D
- F# Locrian Major in Open E
- F# Locrian Major in Open A
- F# Locrian Major in Double Drop D
- F# Locrian Major in Open C